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You won’t get many arguments from comic book fans that Batman has the best villains. Being the ranking-obsessed folks they are, superhero fans always try to narrow this even further into the very best Batman villains — Arkham Asylum’s Mount Rushmore, if you will.
I’d argue that the Riddler deserves a spot on Mount Arkham. Yes, he’s one of the most gimmicky Batman villains (even his name, Edward Nigma/Nygma, or E. Nigma) and can be one of the silliest. But the Riddler is also one of the most persistent Batman villains, with a genuine nastiness beneath the showmanship. Answer one of his riddles incorrectly and it’s a death trap for you; the Riddler is practically the original Jigsaw. In the horror-flavored